Technical Vessel Manager - Transportation - Maritime & Shipping

Our client is a vessel owner and manager of platform supply vessels, most of which work in the North Sea. The business is in the process of expanding, and with the prospect of even further growth, they are looking to appoint an experienced Technical Vessel Manager to provide support to our portfolio vessels with their technical issues, offering advice and, where needed, practical assistance.

Our client has a long-held reputation for delivering reliable and safe operations to a high-quality standard, enabling them to develop long-standing relationships with their customers within the global energy sector. The company operates a highly successful self-managed system of operating PSVs and vessels in the industry. This system, introduced over 20 years ago, has been refined since that time by the Senior Managers and enables their vessels to directly arrange spares and services.

Our client is now looking to appoint an experienced Technical Vessel Manager to oversee a portfolio of vessels in terms of technical oversight whilst simultaneously providing operational management to both internal teams and external stakeholders. The position will form part of their SMT and will report directly into the Managing Director. Due to continued growth plans, our client would be looking for somebody with a strong sense of career mobility and would expect the successful candidate to be able to assume a much more senior Technical Director position in the short to medium term. 

The ideal candidate will already be working within a Vessel or Fleet Management or Technical Management capacity at the moment for another well-respected vessel owned company, or energy offshore operator. 

In addition to this, candidates will have a proven track-record of overseeing a portfolio of PSVs or similar vessels in terms of technical oversight, whilst having the ability to identify new areas for offshore vessel diversification, whilst possessing excellent communication and inter-personal skills to be able to effectively deal with both internal staff and external stakeholders. The ideal postholder will be strong man-managers, technically competent, and a hold degree of equivalent qualification in marine engineering.

Essential Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Word and Excel
• Experience in a similar position
• Must be resident within daily driving distance of Aberdeen or Dundee

Preferred:

• Experience in planning drydocks
• Specialism in DP systems or other electrical systems

Personal Characteristics:

• Organised, focused self-motivator with strong planning skills, an ability to prioritise workload, and to develop effective working relationships with crew, suppliers and clients.